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- Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: Most of the problem is with other Departments and these problems did not arise just yesterday. It is important all Departments are mindful of their responsibility towards the Irish language and they provide bilingual services as required. I saw the report of the Coimisinéir Teanga. The Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, is aware of these issues. For the past 30 years, more than any...
- Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I share with the Deputy the conviction that the unique qualities of our national heritage play a significant role in enhancing and projecting Ireland's image abroad, in supporting economic renewal through cultural and heritage tourism and in downstream opportunities, such as in the retail, catering and accommodation sectors. According to Fáilte Ireland, some 3.5 million overseas...
- Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I will convey the question the Deputy raises about the Arts Council provision of a service to the centres to be sure that they administer them properly and that they are cognisant of the financial arrangements and so forth to ensure their viability.
- Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: UNESCO sets out a formal process for State signatories to the World Heritage Convention for the purpose of nominating properties on their territory for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The nomination process is initiated by the relevant State authorities, which draw up a tentative list of what they consider to be the most important heritage sites within their national boundaries....
- Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I accept everything that Deputy McLellan says and I am sure the House would as well. We have several tentative sites. The next step is to evaluate the sites further with a view to ultimate designation. Representatives of the Céide Fields, including Seamus Caulfield, were in contact with me and I met them. They are very anxious to designate the Céide Fields in Mayo as a World...
- Finance Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Moore Street site is in private ownership. Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála approved an application for planning permission for the site. There is one section that my predecessor designated as a national monument, which is in private ownership. Any work to be carried out on that requires my permission. This area of Dublin, not only the site concerned, needs major...
- Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I would like to acknowledge the strong interest of the Deputy in matters relating to culture and heritage, and the potential of those sectors - apart from their intrinsic value - to help promote economic recovery. As the Deputy is aware, I have responded to a range of questions from him on these matters over recent months and have also supplied him directly with a significant volume of...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: International Agreements (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. I am convinced there is huge potential to develop links with China not only cultural but also economic. We can leverage cultural events in order to attract investment. We need only consider the companies that attended the special Riverdance performance. Representatives of all the top companies in China attended and unless they were interested in...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: As the Deputy will be aware, primary responsibility for the promotion of the arts at all levels throughout the country is devolved to the Arts Council. The council is funded by my Department and statutorily independent in its day-to-day operations, including funding decisions. Details of all funding provided by the council for arts practitioners, arts groups and venues, including arts...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I thank the Deputy for his question. The Arts Council has primary responsibility for the funding of centres across the country. Because my predecessors in the Department made a huge investment in the Belltable Arts Centre, obviously we are very concerned about what is happening. Together with my officials, I will do everything possible when the current process is completed to ensure the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Arts Funding (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Arts Council funds the various centres based on applications made to it. A centre would have show that it had the capacity to operate and due diligence would be applied to all centres. I will convey what the Deputy has said to the council. As a country, we have made a huge investment in arts centres throughout the country during the past 20 years. The total investment, including...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: UNESCO sets out a formal process for State signatories to the World Heritage Convention for the purpose of nominating properties on their territory for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The nomination process is initiated by the relevant State authorities, which draw up a tentative list of what they consider to be the most important heritage sites within their national boundaries....
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I accept everything that Deputy McLellan says and I am sure the House would as well. We have several tentative sites. The next step is to evaluate the sites further with a view to ultimate designation. Representatives of the Céide Fields, including Seamus Caulfield, were in contact with me and I met them. They are very anxious to designate the Céide Fields in Mayo as a World...
- Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Commemorative Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: The Moore Street site is in private ownership. Dublin City Council and An Bord Pleanála approved an application for planning permission for the site. There is one section that my predecessor designated as a national monument, which is in private ownership. Any work to be carried out on that requires my permission. This area of Dublin, not only the site concerned, needs major...
- Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I would like to acknowledge the strong interest of the Deputy in matters relating to culture and heritage, and the potential of those sectors - apart from their intrinsic value - to help promote economic recovery. As the Deputy is aware, I have responded to a range of questions from him on these matters over recent months and have also supplied him directly with a significant volume of...
- Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I agree with Deputy McHugh on the opportunity for tourism development by having such a necklace of visitor centres at lighthouses around our vast coast. There is a good example already in County Clare and the residents of Valentia Island are looking to develop their lighthouse as a tourist attraction. I will give whatever support I can to this initiative. I will be speaking to the Minister...
- Other Questions: Local Cultural and Heritage Events (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: Most of the problem is with other Departments and these problems did not arise just yesterday. It is important all Departments are mindful of their responsibility towards the Irish language and they provide bilingual services as required. I saw the report of the Coimisinéir Teanga. The Minister of State, Deputy McGinley, is aware of these issues. For the past 30 years, more than any...
- Other Questions: Tourism Promotion (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: I share with the Deputy the conviction that the unique qualities of our national heritage play a significant role in enhancing and projecting Ireland's image abroad, in supporting economic renewal through cultural and heritage tourism and in downstream opportunities, such as in the retail, catering and accommodation sectors. According to Fáilte Ireland, some 3.5 million overseas...
- Other Questions: State Art Collection (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: The national cultural institutions under the aegis of my Department manage important collections of art and other artefacts on behalf of the State. While my Department provides funding to these institutions the board of each institution is responsible for all operational matters, including security arrangements and procedures and I have no statutory function in respect of such matters....
- Other Questions: State Art Collection (13 Mar 2013)
Jimmy Deenihan: The items in question were in storage for some time. They were taken from Killarney House and put in storage pending the restoration of the house which is under way. There is an active investigation of the theft being carried out by the Garda authorities under the direction of an assistant commissioner. At the moment I have been advised not to dwell on the issue for operational reasons....